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Find sources: "Rita Eriksen" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) **Rita Eriksen** (born May 26, 1966, in [Sola Municipality](/source/Sola_Municipality), [Norway](/source/Norway)) is a Norwegian singer,[1] as solo artist and in the 1990s, as part of the Norwegian singing duo [Eriksen](/source/Eriksen_(duo)) with her sibling guitarist and singer Frank Eriksen. Rita Eriksen was also briefly a member of vocal group Queen Bees. ## Career **Early life** Eriksen was early interested in music and vocal performance. Taking part in extra curricular musical activities such as choir and forming a band with Ivar Magne and Terje and other childhood friends in the 7th grade. **In duo Eriksen** In 1989, she formed the duo [Eriksen](/source/Eriksen_(duo)) is a Norwegian duo consisting of Rita on vocals and Frank Eriksen, her sibling, on guitar and vocals. The duo played music in the roots / country / blues / show genre. The duo released four studio albums; the two first one with English subtitles. For debut album *Two Blue* in 1992, the duo received the 1992 Norwegian Grammy Award 1992 in roots and country music. The duo collaborated with several artists, including the American blues musician [Delbert McClinton](/source/Delbert_McClinton) who sang a duet with Rita Eriksen on the song "Movin' Time" written by [Jeff Wasserman](http://www.jeffwasserman.no) and Torstein Flakne on the album Two Blue. Eriksen sold 170,000 albums combined. Sony BMG released the compilation album *Eriksen - De aller beste* (The very best) in the spring of 2009. The album was heavily promoted by television campaign, reached #1 in the Norwegian albums chart and went platinum. In addition to his membership in the duo, Frank was a member of the Irish-inspired band [The Tramps](/source/The_Tramps) since 2000. **Solo** Rita Eriksen based in [Oslo](/source/Oslo) also pursued her own solo career concurrently with the duo releasing her debut solo album was *Back from Wonderland* in 1988. She recorded and released the album *Tideland*, together with the Irish singer [Dolores Keane](/source/Dolores_Keane) and [The Cardigans](/source/The_Cardigans). In addition she was a member in the vocal group Queen Bees with [Anita Skorgan](/source/Anita_Skorgan) and [Hilde Heltberg](/source/Hilde_Heltberg) Eriksen collaborated with a number of Norwegian artists and participated as a guest vocalist on several recordings (including [Jonas Brothers](/source/Jonas_Brothers), Three Little Chinese and [Hellbillies](/source/Hellbillies)). The most famous is her contribution to the song "Tir n'a noir" by Vamp.[2] In 1997, she won Gammleng-prisen Award. In 2008, Rita Eriksen made a big comeback with the album *Hjerteslag* (Heartbeat). It was Rita Eriksen's first album in 10 years. The single "Karl Johan" went platinum. Rita Eriksen also released her 2009 Christmas album *Velkommen inn* (Welcome) giving new lyrics to traditional Christmas songs. Lyrics were contributed by Erik Hillestad, Martin Alfsen and Ingvar Hovland Eriksen also debuted in musical theater as a singing actor at Rogaland Teater in the play *Skyfri himmel* (Clear sky). She returned in 2014 releasing her new solo album *Øyeblikk*. ## Discography ### Albums **Solo** Year Album Peak positions Certification NOR [3] 1988 Back from Wonderland 1996 Tideland (joint album with Dolores Keane) 12 2008 Hjerteslag 6 2009 Frelsesarmeens Juleplate 2009 - Velkommen inn 10 2014 Øyeblikk 11 **as part of duo [Eriksen](/source/Eriksen_(duo))** - 1992: *Two Blue* - 1994: *The Water is Wide* - 1995: *Alt vende tebage* - 1998: *Blåmandag* - 2009: *De aller beste* (compilation album) **as part of Queen Bees** - 2005: *From the Fountain* ### Singles **Featured in** - 2010: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" ([Georg Wadenius](/source/Georg_Wadenius) featuring Rita Eriksen) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [NRK.no: Rita Eriksen vann Stjernekamp](http://www.nrk.no/kultur/rita-eriksen-vann-stjernekamp-1.8391448) (in Norwegian) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Dagbladet*: Rita Eriksen, Kvalitet i alle ledd](http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2008/09/16/547001.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055817/http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2008/09/16/547001.html) 2016-03-04 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Norwegian) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-nor_3-0)** ["Rita Eriksen discography"](http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rita+Eriksen). *norwegiancharts.com*. 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